Burden / standard of proof / Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports)

3 August 2010 | Judicial Body: United States District Courts | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Combatants / Former combatants - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Terrorism | Countries: United States of America - Yemen

On Petition for Review of a Final Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency Nos. A099-686-987/8. Petition Granted In Part, Denied In Part and Case Remanded for Further Proceedings. Not Precedental.

22 July 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Grounds for persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: China - United States of America

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Unpublished opinion.

5 May 2010 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Changes of circumstances in home country - Denial of refugee status - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion - Rejected asylum-seekers - Social group persecution - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Sierra Leone - United States of America

On appeal from the Divisional Court.

10 February 2010 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - National security / Public order - Pre-trial detention - Terrorism | Countries: Ethiopia

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

24 October 2009 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Female genital mutilation (FGM) - Social group persecution | Countries: Guinea - United States of America

21 August 2008 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: High Court (England and Wales) | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Death penalty - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Military courts - Terrorism | Countries: Ethiopia

6 June 2008 | Publisher: Amnesty International | Document type: Country Reports

8 May 2008 | Judicial Body: United States Board of Immigration Appeals | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription - Persecution based on political opinion - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Guatemala - United States of America

Petition for Review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

11 December 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Changes of circumstances in home country - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Oromo | Countries: Ethiopia - United States of America

On Petition for review of an Order by the Board of Immigration Appeals.

1 November 2007 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Burden of proof - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Non-state agents of persecution - Religious discrimination - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Sunni | Countries: Pakistan - United States of America